Some Truth about the Lightning Scar
Harry Potter was preparing to go to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, an innocent boy living with his parents at Godric's Hollow with no idea what would happen and also what had happened. "Harry darling, it's nearly time to go", said Lily Potter. "Mum, I have told you a thousand times not to call me 'darling' Harry would be fine", replied Harry. "Okay, I will not call you 'darling' anymore", said Lily. "But do come down, Harry "."All right I am coming down", shouted Harry. Harry came down and the Potters departed for Kings Cross Station. As they arrived James started instructing Harry about whom he should befriend and whom he should not.
"Especially the slimy snakes of Slytherin and beware Snivellus", said James. "Severus Snape, James. And stop telling Harry what he should do and not do", said Lily. "Mum, let us take run through the barrier to platform 9 3/4", said Harry clearly bored by his father's talk, but still listening. "Okay", replied Lily taking a deep breath. Together they ran pushing the trolley and came out to a steaming platform. "Goodbye, Harry. Write to us soon," said Lily and James together. Pulling aside Lily, Harry asked "Is it a bad thing to be in Slytherin". "Oh, Harry. I don't care and no it is not a bad thing," replied Lily. "Okay, Mum. Goodbye," said Harry getting on the Hogwarts Express and waving his hand out of the door.
Harry moved along with the other first years to find a compartment which he could occupy. He opened a compartment door and was greeted by Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, and Hermione Granger. Harry was surprised to see a Muggleborn among the three Purebloods. "Can I occupy a seat here", said Harry while greeting them. "Yes, of course unless you are not a Pureblood", replied Draco lazily. Harry just sat on the seat beside Granger and asked," Aren't you a Muggleborn unless you are related directly to Hector Dagworth-Granger, who founded the Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers?" said Harry glancing curiously at her. But to his surprise she blushed and replied defiantly, "It is not your business and no I am not related to this Dogworth person cause I am a Muggleborn and will most likely be in Slytherin." The rest laughed but Harry just shook it off. "I like your personality, it is obvious you'll go in Slytherin. As for me my parents were Gryffindors but that doesn't mean I will go in Gryffindor. I will probably go into either Ravenclaw or . . . Slytherin." There was a shocked silence, but Draco broke it by laughing at ridiculousness of it "Really, I don't believe that and how do you know that, anyways?" he scoffed. "I just do", replied Harry mysteriously smiling.
They had reached Hogwarts and were waiting for Professor McGonagall to usher them in to the Great Hall for their Sorting. Finally she took them inside the Great Hall. Some of the Muggleborns simply gasped and goggled at the ceiling which was enchanted to look like the sky. Draco, Crabbe and Goyle went easily to Slytherin. A girl named Cho Chang and her giggling friend went into Ravenclaw with another girl whom some people called 'Loony' Lovegood. While Professor McGonagall called out names, the Sorting Hat shouted the names of the houses the person went into and on the Sorting went. "Granger, Hermione. . . Slytherin (there was a shocked gasp). Potter, Harry. . . . . . . . . . . . . Slytherin".
The school was silenced, even Dumbledore was shaken. "Are you sure, old Sorting Hat ", said Dumbledore. "Aye, do you not trust me? He is meant to go to Salazar's House ", replied the Sorting Hat. Harry went and sat down next to Draco at the Slytherin Table and leaned towards him and whispered into his ear, "Did I not tell you that".
Draco shut his open mouth and asked Harry how he knew he would come into Slytherin. Harry refused to tell him, at last telling Draco that he would tell him later. After the Feast, Dumbledore warned, "Do not go to the seventh floor. It is forbidden unless you wish for yourself and those who follow you painful death or expulsion from school if you are caught. I wish to introduce you to Professor Quirrel your Defence against the Dark Arts teacher. Now, a warm bed awaits you inside your dormitories".
The first years were led by the prefects to their dormitories and as soon as Harry reached the Slytherin common room. The rest of the Slytherins turned upon Harry and Hermione. They first interrogated Hermione and she answered them proudly like any pureblood witch. The Slytherins were satisfied with her because she was like any other pureblood witch. Then they turned to Harry and right then Professor Snape entered the common room. One of the seventh years slipped a file into Snape's hand and said," It is the file on Granger, the dirty Mudblood."
"Tarantallegra, Serpensortia ", Hermione fired the spells on the student who had called her mudblood before anyone could react.
Harry went into action before the snake could bite anyone he hissed to it in Parseltongue, "Stop. Do not bite anyone."
Snape was surprised the Potter boy had the ability to speak Parseltongue which Slytherin himself had spoken. He shook himself out of the stupor and vanished the snake. The seventh year had cast Finite on his legs and was stunned at the display. Snape gave each of them twenty points, to Hermione for ' not being an idiot and actually having some talent unlike some muggleborns ' and to Harry for his extremely fast reflexes. 'However much I hate James Bloody Potter, I am going to like his son ', thought Snape.
Harry escaped to his dormitory and went to sleep before he could be beleaguered by the rest of the Slytherins. Draco woke him up and told him it was time for breakfast. They went to breakfast together and Draco kept asking him how he had known he would be in Slytherin while his parents who were Gryffindors and famous Aurors by the way. He received a letter from James that he would ask from Dumbledore for Re-Sorting and another from Lily assuring Harry that she would support him whatsoever. Days had passed everybody was talking about Harry speaking Parseltongue and being in Slytherin.
Their first lesson of the day was double potions with Gryffindors no less. Snape had deliberately given them a complicated potion to make which he knew that most of the Slytherins could make . . . . . . . . well not easily. But even Snape wasn't expecting that someone would make it in less than half the time given. Somehow Harry had managed to do it he gave the vials of the potion to Snape and was leaving the room.
"How in the world did you do it so quickly and where do you think you are going?" said Snape astonished.
"I used a different way to do it which is faster and I have completed the potion. I cannot wait for the rest of them to finish the potion as I have other things to do before the end of the day. I need to talk to you later about something that troubles me. Is the end of the day alright for you?"
"Yes, I will be waiting for you in my office. You may go."
Harry went to the library and asked the librarian the password to Dumbledore's office. He searched for a particular book called ' Scars of all kinds '. He started reading it excitedly he had been waiting to come to Hogwarts for this exact reason because of its library.
'There are some scars that affect the person bearing it physically, mentally and rarely emotionally. There are no cures for such scars as these who affect people physically and mentally or mentally and emotionally. There has never been a case of a scar that affects all three or a scar that affects physically and emotionally. There are long term solutions which are not cures as they do not heal the scars. In the case of a scar that affects mentally and emotionally occlumency is required and the other type of scar that affects the bearer physically and mentally occlumency helps the mentally affected part but other things are needed to help the physically affected part . . . . . . . . .these type of scars can let emotions slip through and when affected mentally memories slip through the scar to whoever has caused such a scar .'
Harry read, he had guessed that occlumency was needed when he had found that his negative emotions were suddenly disappearing through the lightning shaped scar and his scar usually bled when he dreamed of the locked door he knew something was behind it and the dream turned into another dream in which he saw a black mass of something raging trying to break his chains they looked like they would break soon. That was why he needed Snape as he was a master Occlumens or so it was rumored.
Harry left the library for his next lesson which was Charms, Professor Flitwick set them the task of levitating a feather and told them that they could go as soon as they could perform it after looking at their wearied faces. Harry performed it in a second and left to meet Dumbledore. He was nearing Dumbledore when he ran into Professor McGonagall.
"Do look where you are going, Potter. What are you doing outside the class, not in trouble I hope?" she said inquiringly.
"No, Professor. I was need to see the Headmaster. Professor Flitwick told us we could leave after we managed to levitate a feather."
"Okay, the password is raspberry jam."
Harry knocked on the door and entered after Dumbledore bade him enter. Dumbledore was surprised, he had expected Harry to come to him but not during lessons.
"Harry, why are you here during lessons?"
"Sir, I needed to see you. Professor Flitwick told us we could leave after we managed to levitate a feather. I wanted to ask sir is anyone here an accomplished Occlumens."
"Yes, Harry. Professor Snape is a master Occlumens never before have I met such a powerful Occlumens."
"Thank you, sir."
Dumbledore used a touch of Legilimency on Harry to know why he asked such a question and found himself deflected brutally. "How dare you, sir. Invading my privacy. Invading my mind. Goodbye, sir."
Harry left the Headmaster's office feeling odd as all the anger drained through his scar. He completed all his classes and practicing other magic spells after he had done his tasks. He made up his mind to take Draco along when he went to Snape after all Draco was bursting to know the truth about Harry along with Snape. He was trusting Draco because he was his friend and Snape because he needed him. Soon they would know the truth about Harry's life, though not all of it.